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All their fashion brands have committed to banning models below size zero (US sizing) and the charter also forbids hiring girls under 16 to post as adult models.

"We hope to inspire the entire industry to follow suit, thus making a real difference in the working conditions of fashion models industry-wide," Kering CEO Francois-Henri Pinault said in the statement.

France banned ultra-thin models under a 2015 law though it only stipulated models needed a doctor's note attesting to their health based on age, weight and body shape. But proposals to ban ultra thin models based on a minimum body mass index were dropped after industry pressure.

The new rules, which follow a wave of criticism of fashion companies this year, will come into effect ahead of Paris Fashion Week this month.